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Our friends at Green Beret Posers Exposed<\/a> sent us their work on James Alan Halstead<\/a>. He claims that he was a special forces qualified soldier in a Long Range Reconnaissance Platoon unit at Fort Bragg. In a story about his daughter, the Star News Online<\/a> referred to him as a combat veteran. But here are some of the claims he made in social media;<\/p>\n

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Now for his actual military service records obtained under the auspices of the Freedom of Information Act from the National Personnel Records Center.<\/p>\n

Service dates:
\n Reserves: 03\/12\/86-4\/30\/86
\n Active: 5\/1\/86-4\/30\/90
\n Reserve: 5\/1\/86-5\/3\/94<\/p>\n

Status: Discharged
\n Rank: PFC
\n Decoration, Awards: Army Lapel Button, Army Service Ribbon, M16 Sharpshooter Badge, Parachute Badge, Army Good Conduct Medal<\/p>\n

Schools: USASC&FG (Signal School Fort Gordon) 16 weeks Single Channel Radio Operator 1986
\n USAIS Basic Airborne 3 weeks 1986
\n Assignments:
\n 860508-869708 Basic Training Fort Jackson
\n 860711-861029 AIT Duty MOS 31C00 Fort Gordon
\n 861030-861124 Basic Ann
\n 870123-870319 31C1P HHT 1\/17 Cav 82d ABN DIV
\n 870320-870527 31C1P Co C 313 MI Bn Ft Bragg
\n 870528-871001 31C1VA4 Trp D 1\/17 Cav 82d ABN DIV
\n 871002-870430 31C1P HHC 82d ABN DIV
\n 870430 Released From Active Duty<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

His FOIA;<\/p>\n

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